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Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei

Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Zhang Liao wants a deck that throws away its own cards on purpose for a reward. It also works in a deck built around Humans or Soldiers.

  • Mana cost4 genericblackblack
  • Black ()
  • Power / toughness3 / 3
  • RarityRare

Whenever Zhang Liao deals damage to an opponent, that opponent discards a card.

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Cards That Fit Zhang Liao, Hero of Hefei

Picked for what they do in Zhang Liao's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Zhang Liao's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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The 6 Cards

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The 6 Cards

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Commanders that share the most with Zhang Liao, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryBPlayers write colors as letters: B for black.Madness/DiscardDiscard decks throw away their own cards on purpose and play cards that reward each discard. Cards with madness can even be cast for a different, usually cheaper, cost at the moment you discard them.Open the Madness/Discard pageOpponent DiscardMakes opponents discard cards from their hands. In a format where everyone starts with seven and refills slowly, stripping a hand can be harder to recover from than losing a creature. Windfall, Sword of Feast and FamineOpen the Opponent Discard page